Life and ScienceObjective: To understand how the acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to coagulation dysfunctions causing hemostatic abnormalities (prolonged prothrombin time, slightly longer activated partial thromboplastin time,
Bilal Ahmed +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Psoriasis is considered a systemic inflammatory disorder. Previous studies have reported conflicting positive or negative correlations between psoriasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We performed a meta-analysis to determine whether there is
Xin Li +8 more
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The effects of atorvastatin in mustard gas exposed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trail [PDF]
Background: Statins have anti-inflammatory effects in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study designed to evaluate the effects of atorvastatin on serum highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and pulmonary function in ...
قانعی, مصطفی +4 more
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Patients' practices and experiences of using nebuliser therapy in the management of COPD at home. [PDF]
, 2015 How patients use their nebulisers at home is vital to ensure effective treatment and optimal health outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Alhaddad, B +4 more
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Systematic review on inhaled corticosteroid monotherapy and its efficacy and safety in longterm treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [PDF]
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Buchberger, Barbara +4 more
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The inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity ratio as a predictor of survival in an emphysematous phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundForced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) grades severity of COPD and predicts survival. We hypothesize that the inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio, a sensitive measure of static lung hyperinflation, may have a ...
Balfe, David +4 more
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Features and patterns of expression of lectin receptors in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and remission [PDF]
Морфологія, 2013 Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a widespread pathology, and the problem of its diagnostics is still of current interest. Objective. To determine the principles of lectin receptors expression and distribution in patients with chronic ...
Malofiy L.S.
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Clinics, 2018 Increased stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients has not yet been established. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. PubMed,
Yu Ree Kim +5 more
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Multi-morbidities are Not a Driving Factor for an Increase of COPD-Related 30-Day Readmission Risk [PDF]
, 2020 Background and Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD is expensive to treat, whereas the quality of care is difficult to evaluate due to the high prevalence of multi ...
Chukmaitov, Askar +3 more
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A controlled study of community-based exercise training in patients with moderate COPD. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundThe effectiveness of clinic-based pulmonary rehabilitation in advanced COPD is well established, but few data exist for less severe patients treated in alternative settings.
Abrazado, Marlon +5 more
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